Boiler-stand



A. T. FOWLES.

7 some sum). APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13. X919.

1,332,119. Patented Feb. 24,1920.

ALFRED T. FOWLES, 03 DALLAS, TEXAS.

BOILER-STAN D.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

Application filed June 13, 1819. Serial No. 304,043.,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED T. FoWLns, a citizen of the United States,residin at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and tate of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful ln'iprovements in Boiler-Stands, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved boiler standfor supporting boilers equipped with such types of water heaters as thatdefined in my c0- pending application for patent filed June 13, 1919,Serial No 304:,041, for water heater and the invention has for itsprimary object to provide a stand affording passages between thesupporting ring of the stand and the boiler permitting a treecirculation of: the products of combustion for the burner utilized forheating the liquid contents of the boiler.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the improved boilerstand that the rim partthereof may be detached from the supporting legsand applied directly to the usual supporting rim of conventional typesof boiler stands thus affording the desired passages for the circulationof the products of combustion.

With these and other objects in view as will appear as the descriptionproceeds the invention comprises the novel features of construction,combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will be morefully described in the following specification and set forth withparticularity in the claims appended hereto.

Figure 1 represents a top plan view of the improved stand,

Fig. 2 represents a bottom plan view thereof the legs being removed,

Fig. 3 represents a vertical central sectional view through thesupporting stand having the legs applied thereto, and,

ll l represents side elevation, partly in section, of the rim, the legsbeing removed and the rim portion applied directly to the top of theconventional type of stand.

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein similar reference charactersdesignate correspmndimg; parts throughout the several views, the numeral5 indicates the circular ring-like body of the support provided in itsupper face with a circular groove 6 of such diameter as to receive theusual flange of the bottom edge of conventional types of boilers, Theinner wall of the groove is preferably extended a distance above the topedge of the outer wall as indicated at 7 to provide a baflle while aseries of vertically disposed ribs 8 are formed integral with thecircular body and extend transversely across the bottom of the groove,terminating a suitable distance below the relatively low outer wall ofthe groove and constituting a support for the boiler whereby the latteris maintained in spaced relation to the bottom wall of the grooveaffording series of radial air passages through which the products ofcombustion and heated air may circulate. The exterior portion of thecircular body'member is provided with a plurality of radially projecting lugs 9 having recesses 10 therein provided with internal screwthreads and constituting sockets for the reception of legs 11 wherebythe rim may be supported in elevated position upon the floor.

However, if it is preferred, the supporting legs 11 may be dispensedwith and instead the circular body member may be applied directly to thecircular top member or rim 12 of a conventional. type of boiler support13 illustrated. in detail in Fig. 4:. In order to adapt the body memberfor. application. to this type of boiler stand, the body member isprovided with a depending flange 14: which is designed to rest directlyupon'the rim 12 of the stand 13 and is preferably of serpentine orirregular form at its lower edge thereby providing a series of passagespermitting the heated air and products of combustion to circulate freelybetween the body member and the rim 12 of the stand.

As stated, the boiler support is designed for use in connection withwater heaters of the type described in claims of my co-pendingapplication for patent for water heater and when used in this connectionaffords passage for the heated air and products of combustion bothbetween the boiler and the supporting ring and between the supportingring and the boiler stand, when the ring is used in connection with thetype of stand illustrated in Fig. 4. The extended inner wall 7 of thering causes the products of combustion to be deflected upon the bottomof the boiler preliminary to the passage of the products of combustionbetween the lower edge of the boiler and the bottom wall of the groove6.

It is further evident that the circular groove 6 constitutes a containerfor the reception of such condensation of water as may be depositedtherein from the outer surface of the boiler and owing to the heatedcondition in which the ring body is maintained during operation of theheater the water is evaporated from the groove and thus disposed ofwithout coming in contact with the burner.

What I claim is:

1. A boiler support including a substantially circular boiler supportingmember provided with a groove for receiving the bottom edge of theboiler, and a plurality of upstanding ribs formed in" the bottom of thegroove to maintain the boiler in spaced relation'to the ring andaffording a series of passages.

2. Aboiler support comprising a circular body member provided with acircular groove in the top portion thereof, the inner wall of the groovebeing extended. a distance above the outer wall thereof to provide abafl'le member, and a plurality of upstanding ribs formed internally ofthe groove and maintaining the boiler in spaced relation to the ring toafford a series of passages.

3. A boiler support including a circular body member, and a dependingsupporting flange carried thereby adapted to engage the top rim of aboiler stand and having an irregular bottom edge to provide a series ofpassa es. between the body member and rim.

4:. A boiler support including a circular body member provided with aboiler receiving groove in the upper portion thereof, a. plurality ofupstanding boiler sup-porting ribs carried by the body member andmaintaining the boiler in spaced relation thereto to provide a series ofpassages, and a depending supporting flange carried by the body memberhaving an irregular bottom edge to provide a series of passages.

5. A boiler support including a circular body member provided in the topportion with a boiler receiving groove, boiler supporting ribs formedinternally of the groove for maintaining the body member in spacedrelation to the boiler and to afford a series of air passages, and aplurality of detachable legs supporting the body member and adapted forremoval to permit the body member to be applied to a boiler stand.

6. A boiler support including a circular body member provided in theupper portion with a circular groove "for receiving a boiler, aplurality of upstanding ribs formed in the bottom of the groove formaintaining the body member in spaced relation to the boiler and toafford a series of passages, a. depending supporting flange carried bythe body member provided with an irregular bottom. edge providing aseries of passages between the body member and stand when the bodymember is applied to the supporting rim of a boiler stand, and aplurality of supporting legs detachably connected with the body member.

7. A boiler support including a substantially circular boiler supportingmember provided with a boiler receiving groove adapted to receive thecondensation of moisture from the outer surface of the boiler andupstanding boiler supporting ribs formed in the bottom of the groove.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature hereto.

ALFRED T. FOWLES.

